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grunge

[gruhnj] / grʌndʒ /
ADJECTIVE
dirt; rock music style of the early 1990s
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Of Diamond’s ode to a life lived in denim, Vedder joked, “It’s the original grunge song.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

I think country music today is not far from what was happening with rock in the ’90s, except for grunge.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

The grunge collection may have helped define the era’s style and, in later years, proven Jacobs’ visionary status.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

He did a poorly received grunge collection that incoherently tried to marry haute couture with thrift-store shabbiness, and was fired for it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

Feigning shame, I showed it to some hard grunge types, to their even harder women, to red-faced professionals.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee